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1951–52 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
1951–52 season
ManagerLes McDowall
StadiumMaine Road
First Division15th
FA CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dennis Westcott and Johnny Hart (11)
All: Dennis Westcott and Johnny Hart (11)
Highest home attendance57,566 vs Preston North End
13 October 1951
Lowest home attendance4,748 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
19 August 1951

The 1951–52 season was Manchester City's 50th season of competitive football and 35th season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup.

First Division

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Main article: 1951–52 Football League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
13 West Bromwich Albion 42 14 13 15 74 77 0.961 41
14 Burnley 42 15 10 17 56 63 0.889 40
15 Manchester City 42 13 13 16 58 61 0.951 39
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 14 16 73 73 1.000 38
17 Derby County 42 15 7 20 63 80 0.788 37
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 13 13 16 58 61 0.951 39 7 5 9 29 28 19 6 8 7 29 33 20

Source: [1]

Reports

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Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
18 August 1951 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 0 – 0 4,748
22 August 1951 Huddersfield Town A Leeds Road 1 – 5 Westcott 25,653
25 August 1951 Sunderland A Roker Park 0 – 3 45,396
29 August 1951 Huddersfield Town H Maine Road 3 – 0 Meadows, Hart, Westcott 30,863
1 September 1951 Aston Villa H Maine Road 2 – 2 Paul, Westcott 31,503
5 September 1951 Portsmouth A Fratton Park 0 - 1 30,018
8 September 1951 Derby County A Baseball Ground 3 – 1 Meadows, Hart, Williamson 22,073
15 September 1951 Manchester United H Maine Road 1 – 2 Hart 52,571
22 September 1951 Arsenal H Maine Road 0 – 2 48,367
29 September 1951 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 2 – 2 Hart, Westcott 33,856
6 October 1951 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 2 – 1 Clarke (2) 57,550
13 October 1951 Preston North End H Maine Road 1 - 0 Cunningham (og) 57,566
20 October 1951 Burnley A Turf Moor 0 – 0 30,977
27 October 1951 Charlton Athletic H Maine Road 4 – 2 Meadows, Westcott, Broadis, Clarke 44,348
3 November 1951 Fulham A Craven Cottage 2 – 1 Broadis, Revie 35,000
10 November 1951 Middlesbrough H Maine Road 2 – 1 Westcott, Meadows 47,422
17 November 1951 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 2 – 3 Hart, own goal 28,000
24 November 1951 Newcastle United H Maine Road 2 – 3 Meadows, Clarke 39,328
1 December 1951 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 1 – 2 Meadows 45,008
8 December 1951 Stoke City H Maine Road 0 – 1 20,397
18 December 1951 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 2 – 2 Westcott, Clarke 30,000
22 December 1951 Sunderland H Maine Road 3 – 1 Westcott (2), Clarke 28,535
25 December 1951 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 3 – 0 Westcott, Broadis, Meadows 34,850
26 December 1951 Chelsea H Maine Road 3 – 1 Meadows, Revie, Westcott 49,700
29 December 1951 Aston Villa A Villa Park 2 – 1 Meadows, Williamson 40,000
1 January 1952 Portsmouth H Maine Road 0 – 1 40,412
5 January 1952 Derby County H Maine Road 4 – 2 Hart (2), Broadis, Clarke 37,572
19 January 1952 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 – 1 McCourt 54,245
26 January 1952 Arsenal A Highbury 2 – 2 Hart, Phoenix 54,527
9 February 1952 Blackpool H Maine Road 0 - 0 47,437
16 February 1952 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 1 – 1 Revie 38,989
1 March 1952 Preston North End A Deepdale 1 – 1 Hart 38,000
12 March 1952 Burnley H Maine Road 0 – 1 20,132
15 March 1952 Charlton Athletic A The Valley 0 – 0 25,000
22 March 1952 Fulham H Maine Road 1 – 1 Hart 30,945
29 March 1952 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 2 – 2 Hart, Revie 18,000
5 April 1952 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 1 – 2 Revie 13,842
11 April 1952 Liverpool H Maine Road 1 – 2 Clarke 35,305
12 April 1952 Newcastle United A St James’ Park 0 – 1 40,000
14 April 1952 Liverpool A Anfield 2 – 1 Williamson, Clarke 34,404
19 April 1952 Bolton Wanderers H Maine Road 0 – 3 28,297
26 April 1952 Stoke City A Victoria Ground 1 – 2 Branagan 27,000


FA Cup

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Main article: 1951-52 FA Cup

Results

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
12 January 1952 Third Round Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 2 - 2 Meadows, Revie 54,797
16 January 1952 Third Round Replay Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 1 - 4 Clarke 43,865

References

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  1. ^ "History". Statto.
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